Bhattacharya, Bhattacharyya, and Bhattacharjee are three common spellings of a Bengali Brahmin and surname. In Bengal, Bhattacharjees, together with Banerjees, Chatterjees, Gangulys and Mukherjees, form the Kulin Brahmins. Notable persons with this surname A. Bhattacharya, Indian statistician who worked at the Indian Statistical Institute in the 1930s and early 40s Abhi Bhattacharya (1921−1993), Indian actor of Hindi and Bengali cinema Abhijeet Bhattacharya (born 1958), Indian playback singer and composer Abhinash Bhattacharya, leader in revolutionary movement for Indian independence Aditya Bhattacharya (born 1965), Indian film director and screenwriter, Raakh Amitabha Bhattacharya, Indian professor at the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur and an author of digital communication Amitabh Bhattacharya, Indian lyricist and playback singer who works in Bollywood Anirban Bhattacharya, Indian actor Anuradha Bhattacharyya (born 1975), Indian writer Arindam Bhattacharya, Indian politician, Member of West Bengal Legislative Assembly and President, West Bengal Youth Congress Arindam Bhattacharya, Indian footballer Arundhati Bhattacharya, Indian banker (former Chairman, State Bank of India) Asoke Kumar Bhattacharyya (1919−2016), Indian archaeologist Atanu Bhattacharya, Indian football goalkeeper coach B. B. Bhattacharya, Indian economist and educationist Basu Bhattacharya (1934−1997), Indian film director (Bollywood) Bhabani Bhattacharya (1906-1988), Indian writer, Indo-English literature Bibhu Bhattacharya (1944−2011), Indian male actor in Bengali cinema Bidhayak Bhattacharya (1907−1986), Indian playwright, litterateur and journalist Bijon Bhattacharya (1917−1978), Indian theatre and film personality Bikash Bhattacharya, Indian politician Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya (1924−1997), Indian novelist and modern Assamese littérateur Biswajit Bhattacharya, Indian footballer, manager, and head coach on many prominent Indian domestic league teams Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee (born 1944), Indian politician, member of the politburo of the Communist Party of India, Chief Minister of West Bengal (2000–2011) Chandril Bhattacharya, Indian singer Charu Chandra Bhattacharya (1883−1961), prominent Indian science teacher and writer of various scientific articles mainly for children in Bangla Chitra Bhattacharya (1926-2010), Bangladeshi politician from the Awami League and member of parliament Chittaprosad Bhattacharya, Indian political artist of the mid-20th century Debashish Bhattacharya (born 1963), Indian classical musician who plays the lap slide guitar Debapriya Bhattacharya, Bangladeshi economist and public policy analyst Deben Bhattacharya (1921−2001), Indian radio producer, record producer, ethnomusicologist, anthropologist, documentary filmmaker, photographer Debesh Bhattacharya (1914-2004), Bangladeshi jurist and judge (Appellate level of the Bangladesh Supreme Court) Devoleena Bhattacharjee, Indian television actress Dhananjay Bhattacharya, Indian singer (son of Surendranath Bhattacharya) Dipankar Bhattacharya, Indian politician Durga Mohan Bhattacharyya, Indian scholar and professor of Sanskrit. Ganga Kishore Bhattacharya (died 1831), Indian journalist, teacher and reformer Gautam Bhattacharya, Indian sports journalist, sports